Programming & Services

Print & Electronic Publications

Caribbeana Communications provides information through its print and electronic publications. Catch the Triple E Movement through our Journal, E-Newsletter and upcoming publication projects. This division highlights and captures many of the richness of Caribbean arts, history, and society through the media lens of journalist, Von Martin, individuals he’s interviewed, fellow Caribbean journalist, and scholars. In addition, learn more about the inside of CCI as an organization through its quarterly publication, the C-Spot.

Journal: Caribbeana Communications Journal: Then & Now

Caribbeana Communications Journal: Then & Now is CCI’s premiere journal. The focus for this journal is based on postcolonial studies, with articles, essays and creative works centering on contemporary postcolonial literature, theory, culture and history. It is produced on an annual basis.

This journal is committed to facilitating the exchange of ideas among scholars worldwide in regards to Caribbean affairs and its Diaspora. It is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes scholarly articles and occasional creative works from diverse fields including politics, literature, sociology, and religion. The journal also reviews recent publications in Caribbean studies and explores the acculturation of Caribbean
people in North America and around the world.

E-Newsletter

C-Spot is our annual e-newsletter that is published on a quarterly basis. It began in January 2012. The
e-newsletter features articles and resources designed to increase awareness of Caribbean Culture in its entirety. It incorporates all issues impacting the lives of Caribbean, including culture, economy tourism, trade and education. We will also begin distributing the e-newsletter internationally.C-Spot is our annual e-newsletter that is published on a quarterly basis. It began in January 2012. The e-newsletter features articles and resources designed to increase awareness of Caribbean Culture in its entirety. It incorporates all issues impacting the lives of Caribbean, including culture, economy tourism, trade and education. We will
also begin distributing the e-newsletter internationally.

Upcoming Projects

Book Release: Voices of Pan Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago(2019)
Caribbeana’s founder and Executive Director, Von Martin, is writing several books in the upcoming years. Topics will include his research of Steel Pan, Caribbean music genre and its relation to the growth of the Caribbean Diaspora, his personal memoir, and journalism and radio broadcasting from the perspective of a Caribbean journalist living in America. The books will serve as a means of connecting the Diaspora to a historical account of the Caribbean culture from such a unique position. Contact us to support.

Newspaper

Our newspaper department’s mission is to promote the importance of a free and independent press and provide a forum for critical and innovative thinking about the future of journalism, particularly relating to Caribbean Affairs.